Southern Baptist Convention Expels Two NC Churches
About 18,000 attendees witnessed the convention vote to expel two North Carolina congregations. Tensions rose as officials debated autonomy and the future of dissenting groups within the denomination. The Raleigh Pullen Memorial arch blessed a union of two men and Chapel Hill's Bink Memorial Church ordained a homosexual preacher after months of discussion.
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Asheville
National Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
North Carolina
Pullen Memorial Arch
Raleigh
Bink Memorial
Chapel Hill
Clergyman Withdraws From Synod Election Amid Turmoil
Chamberlain a 45 year old stated clerk of the Synod of the Sun left the meeting in a abrupt exit after declining election. Officials attributed anti incumbency sentiment and cautioning remarks likening the moment to political upheaval.
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Synod of the Sun
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Houston
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Phiosophy
Yet and the Nation
Reo
Kee Stewart
Cincinnati
Sumit Accaaiay
Tucker Faces Multi-County Drug Sting Charges
The defendant, tied to a 1989 narcotics sting in Cosona involving Grayson Midland and Ward counties, faces multiple indictments. Prosecutors allege a confidential informant was paid over 68 000 with 275 000 recovered, while Tucker is charged with perjury in Ward County.
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Tucker
Grayson
Midland
Ward
Phelps
Ward County
Painter
Smoke and public education on secondhand smoke risks
A group urges stronger federal aid for educating the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke. Dr. A E Taylor and Dr. Lee Reichman cite studies and stress that environmental tobacco smoke harms heart and lung health, while the Tobacco Institute and Tom Lauria dispute the findings. A Gallup poll of 1,067 adults finds nine in ten view secondhand smoke as harmful.
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Tae
Tobacco Institute
Tom Lauria
Ie Gett
Lee B. Reichman
American Lung Association
Fox
Gallup Organization
Association
American Cancer Society
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